| Motto | Success Breeds Success |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Mr Alex Thomas |
| Location | Doyle Gardens Willesden Greater London) NW10 3ST England |
| Local authority | Brent |
| DfE URN | 134226 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1112 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | CCA |
Capital City Academy (commonly abbreviated to CCA) is a specialist Sports and Arts Academy in Willesden, North West London, in the borough of Brent, UK.
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The School was designed by renowned architect, Sir Norman Foster and engineers Buro Happold, and is sponsored by Sir Frank Lowe. Capital City Academy was built to replace its predecessor Willesden High School, with its construction on the old school's playing fields opening in 2003. It was officially opened on 12 June 2003
It is situated near Willesden Sports Stadium and King Edward VII Sports Ground. Although near Willesden Green, the school is in the parish of All Souls, Willesden.
The school began as Willesden County Grammar School on Uffington Road (off Doyle Gardens) in 1924, and was extended in 1932. There were five grammar schools run by the Willesden Education Committee from 1947. In September 1940, a bomb destroyed four classrooms, and a V-1 flying bomb landed nearby in 1944 at the junction of Doyle Gardens and All Souls Avenue. For one year in 1966 it became Willesden Grammar-Technical School when it amalgamated with Leopold Road Secondary Modern School on Leopold Road This became Willesden High School when it went comprehensive in September 1967 when it joined with Pound Lane School on Pound Lane. It became an academy in 2003.
Each year group has a different colour shirt. The jumper is royal blue, or less popular navy jackets can be worn. Trousers must be navy-not black, students get detention for wearing black trousers. Year 7 students wear a turquoise shirt or polo shirt Year 8 students wear a white shirt or polo shirt Year 9 students wear a sky blue shirt or polo shirt Year 10 students wear a royal blue shirt or polo shirt Year 11 students wear a navy blue shirt or polo shirt [1]
The Academy's main sports hall is home to the London Capital basketball team, one of the leading clubs based in the capital city. Having recently featured in the British Basketball League for three years, the Caps currently compete in Division 1 of the English Basketball League.
The Children was a TV Mini Series aired on ITV in September 2008. The main character was a headteacher played by Morse actor, Kevin Whately. The scenes set at his school were filmed in the academy, with students acting as extras.
The Academy has been filmed for Teachers TV a number of times most notably in its first two years.[3] where it goes into depth about the school on the original site of the Academy, Willesden High School.
Scenes from an episode of Murderland, an ITV drama, were also filmed in the school. The series, starring actor Robbie Coltrane, on his return to ITV Dramas, received over a quarter of the audience share in Britain for the first episode in the three-part series.[4]
A high school pot noodle advert was filmed in the canteen and sports hall of CCA in 2009.